Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-01-21
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The result u lbs eontest for the hsw
York senatofship. unszpsossd - = = %
nlmosi al observers Is cas- vnisa
skouId give snalieysd satlAfsstien 70
essry irus Repabllsap. Asenssof has
been elssssd uh8 vii horar beth ths
graf State whIsh be il 70 rsprsssnt and
ne party of which be has 50 Icns been >
conspicuous msmbeF.
Alshouak . oompromfse candidate.
Hissssk cannot b regarded - > daEk
horse In the esaerslIy aocspsed ssnse q
thaf term. Fsom the bs9nnine q the
e0ntest be was rseoenized - = sasdi-
date. and. thouRh his rsrsngth was far
sxossdsd BY that Of both Miller and
Morton, be uss nons the lees regarded
&c . posnlbls winner. He 70 no prs-
viousIy unth0ught Of man, who vas
taken up b. Q weary eauaas shsse only
obiset vas e break q deadlock, for BE
has been ayousdIy In The Geld - 3 can
didafs from the yeFS beginning, and has
been e. Rsnaraliy discussed 10 thss con
neotlen o. sitheE Of his unsuesssafai
sompsfiiors.
The situation vas Simply this: sena-
tor Miller, who va the strongest Of me
three candidates, lacked some half don
en votes Of en0aeh 10 secure the csusus
termination. Morton vas $ few votes
hshind him. tbs balance Of % ser
was held b. Hisoosk's contingent Of
twelve or fonFiesn votes, and tue qoss
tion 70 be solved. ~ Is vas generally an
assstood, vas Whistler these votes whea
they Isfs Hisesok vould 90 y Miller or
20 Morton. From the bsxinni0e, how
ever, tbs HIssssk men refused % neRo-
slats With ths Supporters Of either Of
ths other candidates, and sssadfastly
Maintained thai they we're FOR Hisoook
ARE, last aud al ths sims, shat be had
40 exoeIIsnt chance Of success. aad that
The real question at issue Vas whether
shs Miller msn or tne Morton men
would aias sransfeF their votes 70 His-
cook, and thuS gsin TIE orvditof MONT
natIng kim.
The rssali has justified thetF oonh
dsnos. They carried out their pro
eramme 10 all its details aad their
predictions were galallsd 10 the lsster.
Afler numerous ineHeciual ballats, tn
ehleh he strength Of the thEee eandi.
dates vas Absolutely unchanged. the Nor
son men east their votes for Hiscock
thus eisIng him The Easi9Fity and seour
ing bis nomination. The canvass con
ducled BY Hiseock's managers has beer
. very model. They were careful not Il
aniaaonlse the supporters Of either Of
the leading candidates, and they re-
fused every proposition irom either o.
the other factions looking 70 union O
coalition Of any kind. They CONSTANT,
asserted that ,hd9 we're in the eight Il
win and thai they had no doubt Of th'
ultimate success Of their candidate
Further than this, tbey stood tokethe
firmly and anchsnReasIy, rsalizinR tim
ifthey did not break, seme other faction
weuld be compelled TO do 30, aad tina
their favorite would then have an excel
lent chance for success.
Frank Hiseock. she SeaatoF elect, !
no unknown man. He hiss for man
years been ons Of the most pFominen
Republican leaders on the door OF Oh
House Of Representatives. Ho Is bEil
liant orator and 10 In every way tisted :
represent bis State in the senate IN
manner that will reflect credit upon 4
His election will leave 20 bitter feud b
tween the Republican factions OF Ne'
York, ~ that Of either MoFtsn or Nil
Ter might have done. The contest b
tween thess two gentlemen had becom
20 bitter that u h doubtful whether til
supporters OF either could have We've
without resentment the success Of H.
other. But, as has been said, Hiseook'
friends were careful 70 avoid AntagO
nisms and nobody will feel aggFieved q
the snccesa Of their favorite.
Evarts and Hiscoeh should make ID
Empire State imperial even in u
Senate.